酌む

くむ · kumu · JLPT N3 · verb-godan

to serve sake

🍶 酌 = 酉 sake jar + 勺 ladle, so 酌む means ladling sake out to serve

The left part 酉 is the old sign for a wine jar, and 勺 is a ladle or dipper. Kumu is also the reading of 汲む, to draw water, so both verbs mean scooping a liquid up. With 酉 it is sake, served to someone else.

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